red snapper
Established
Does anyone remember and/or still use Camera Care Systems bags/pouches? A fellow poster on another thread mentioned that he used them for his Leica's and this got me thinking.
A much missed British company who made real quality stuff. They went out of business around 2005-6 I think? Their marketing wasn't as slick as Billingham's and a bit niche.
Interestingly their website is still up frozen in time:
http://www.ccscentre.co.uk/
I always liked their products, still have some of their bags and pouches, even though they could be a bit over padded and as a result quite bulky, they were so much better made than today's Think Tank, Lowe Pro and other equivalents.
A much missed British company who made real quality stuff. They went out of business around 2005-6 I think? Their marketing wasn't as slick as Billingham's and a bit niche.
Interestingly their website is still up frozen in time:
http://www.ccscentre.co.uk/
I always liked their products, still have some of their bags and pouches, even though they could be a bit over padded and as a result quite bulky, they were so much better made than today's Think Tank, Lowe Pro and other equivalents.
FrozenInTime
Well-known
I still have a 120 pouch - which fits a single Hasselblad 500 with 80mm lens.
This thread summarizes what happened to them : http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?34264-CCS-Camera-Care-Systems-discontinue-bag-manufacture
Portabrace in the US make bags of the same blue Cordura as CCS used, but chose a more profitable niche avoiding the cost pressures of far east competition and are still selling into the professional video and audio market. http://www.portabrace.com/products.
This thread summarizes what happened to them : http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?34264-CCS-Camera-Care-Systems-discontinue-bag-manufacture
Portabrace in the US make bags of the same blue Cordura as CCS used, but chose a more profitable niche avoiding the cost pressures of far east competition and are still selling into the professional video and audio market. http://www.portabrace.com/products.
red snapper
Established
69 Pounds and no bids so far for a brand new quality leather and canvas bag of this size is an absolute bargain. I have a couple of smaller ones from this CCS Heritage range and they are as good as Billinghams. Am tempted but can't justify it, have far far too many bags.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camera-Ca..._Camera_Cases_Bags_Covers&hash=item2332a89b71
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camera-Ca..._Camera_Cases_Bags_Covers&hash=item2332a89b71
Roger Hicks
Veteran
The Heritage range was excellent; I just gave a friend a big Heritage bag I hadn't used for years. As I recall they were based in Bristol.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.